Origin of WALK

partly from Middle English walken (past welk, past participle walken), from Old English wealcan to roll, toss, journey about (past weolc, past participle wealcen) and partly from Middle English walkien (past walked, past participle walked), from Old English wealcian to roll up, muffle up; akin to Middle Dutch walken to knead, press, full

a: the gait of a biped in which the feet are lifted alternately with one foot not clear of the ground before the other touches

b: the gait of a quadruped in which there are always at least two feet on the ground; specifically: a 4-beat gait of a horse in which the feet strike the ground in the sequence near hind, near fore, off hind, off fore

c: a low rate of speed <the shortage of raw materials slowed production to a walk>

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: a route regularly traversed by a person in the performance of a particular activity (as patrolling, begging, or vending)

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: characteristic manner of walking <his walk is just like his father's>